Example sentences of "could be [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One might have anticipated an exposition on how this new syntax differed from that of the preceding age and how it could be developed for stylistic purposes . |
| 2 | In addition , parents could be asked for voluntary contributions towards non-chargeable activities and the proceeds could be used to subsidise activities for children from poor families . |
| 3 | The authors note that no corrections could be made for other confounding variables that might lead to miscarriage in women who smoke and they caution against overinsterpretation of the apparent effect of one single variable in IVF-ET . |
| 4 | Tapes could be made for specific campaigns , for use in education , or simply to cater for communities of interest too small to be considered by the broadcasters . |
| 5 | Perhaps , for instance , a case could be made for discouraging risks that might lead to a person 's loss of employment , if their chances of gaining another job were remote . |
| 6 | This could be extended for other , larger networks and relationships established between number of trains , frequency and distance . |
| 7 | I hope that figure is right er , I have to confess that I have not added it up and er the copy that I have , the five and the nine could be mistaken for other figures , but I hope that there the right figures to that must be added first the general damages a calculation which like all by other calculations need to be carefully checked , I would er calculate the interest on general damages to date would be five thousand , two hundred and seven pounds future care totals six hundred and twelve thousand , five hundred and seventeen pounds suitable accommodation , seventy one thousand , one hundred and fifty two pounds , transport costs thirty nine thousand , eight hundred and sixty six pounds , that makes a total of one million , two hundred and six thousand , three hundred and thirty eight pounds that is the amount which I would be minding to award , I understand that the parties in the light of that would wish to have further discussions about the matter |
| 8 | Not very gregarious , and could be mistaken for small courser when running on ground ; when it stops it does not squat but stands erect . |
| 9 | Weaken , turn your back for a moment and it could be lost for good . |
| 10 | Good-quality gritstone that could be dressed for architectural purposes was found deep beneath the fell . |
| 11 | As the products of such events could be stored for long periods in the thick sub-cratonic lithospheric keel , there is ample scope for ancient relict-enriched mantle to be involved in younger igneous events . |
| 12 | In an experimental situation some of these variables could be controlled , and average search times could be computed for different systems . |
| 13 | 45 kilos of plastic Much of that could be saved for other uses and not simply destroyed . |
| 14 | Moreover , since letters had a considerable social function in creating and maintaining bonds of friendship , which could be exploited for political ends , the continuity of this literary tradition may also imply the continuity of patterns of political influence . |
| 15 | The W V S and other voluntary services ran exchange centres where unwanted clothes , household utensils and small pieces of furniture were allocated a sliding scale of points which could be exchanged for other goods of equal value . |
| 16 | The southern colonies , in the islands or on the American mainland , offered tobacco and other products that could be exchanged for English exports or help the London re-export trade , but the agricultural products of New England were similar enough to those of England to mean that there were not many openings for trade , and this meant that the differences caused by religion were not healed by close commercial relations . |
| 17 | First asked for ideas for alternative employment to replace the arms industry , Mr. Browne suggested that it was the job of business not governments to provide employment , but he hoped some of the technologies currently used in defence could be deployed for civilian use . |
| 18 | The report said that up to US$50,000 million could be released for human development in developing countries by recasting priorities in national budgets . |
| 19 | The ingredient could be retained for other users thereby saving purchases of £34,000 less 25% [ £8,500 ] = £25,500 . |
| 20 | If liked , 1 teaspoon of rum could be added for extra flavour . |
| 21 | This clause named countries which the USA thought had restrictive or unfair trade practices and which could be targeted for retaliatory sanctions if negotiations failed to bring about an improvement . |
| 22 | The defendants accepted that damages could be awarded for mental distress and that the wife actually suffered mental distress . |
| 23 | The concept of ‘ development themes ’ was central to our thinking Once these were identified , suitable approaches could be considered for different ages and stages in the curriculum and ‘ topic webs ’ produced . |
| 24 | Other fascists interpreted it as a locomotive of history : an opportunity to create a new society where the major political consequence of the war , the greater direction and control of economic activity by the government , could be harnessed for social reform in peacetime . |
| 25 | The House of Lords found that there were circumstances in which liability could be incurred for negligent misrepresentation by one person to another in the absence of any contractual or fiduciary relationship between them . |
| 26 | The manager is no better off , seemingly , than if the employee were a sub-contractor , whose contract could be rescinded for poor performance . |
| 27 | Relief came more quickly than my troubled heart expected , for it had been decided that the matron of the SPG hospital at Mandalay could be spared for rural medical work . |
| 28 | The Interior Minister Enrique Krauss Rusque ruled out a blanket political amnesty , however , and stated that members of the group could be tried for past crimes . |
| 29 | Leather goods , desk accessories , smoking accessories , tableware , the little playthings of the conspicuously affluent — Edouard knew that these , adorned with the de Chavigny name and crest , could be marketed for high prices and to a much wider market than that which could afford the most superlative jewellery in the world . |
| 30 | The only thing I like about him is the feeling that there is something there that could be used for good if it could be got at . |